YREKA - The Jefferson Mountain Bike Association (JMBA) and the Rotary Club of Yreka are presenting the annual Humbug Hurry Up Mountain Bike Race. The event will take place in Greenhorn Park in Yreka on Saturday.

The race starts for the 42-mile long course "Epic Endurance Challenge" at 8:30 a.m. on the corner of Greenhorn and S. Oregon. Racers are led by a pace car north on Oregon Street to Miner Street and West on Miner Street. The official time starts when the racers cross Gold Street. They continue up Miner Street to N. Lange, turn right, then left on North Street, and right on Humbug where they hit the fire road. The race is on a combination of the "old long course" and sweet single track in Greenhorn Park.

Registration opens at 6:30 a.m. on race day. Racers may pre-register online via www.humbughurryup.com or on Friday evening from 4 to 6 pm. Race times are 8:30 a.m. for the Epic Endurance Challenge, 9 a.m. for the kids races, and 10 a.m. for the 24, 15 and 7-mile races.

YHS Summer Volleyball Camp begins on Monday

YREKA – A volleyball camp featuring former Yreka High and Oregon State standout Shelly Smith is set to take place on Monday and Tuesday.

The camps will be held the Big Gym at the high school in two divisions, fifth to eighth grade and high school, The clinic will feature a series of skill specific drills and games. The younger division will meet from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. The high school division will meet from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. Smith, who is the all-time kills leader at Oregon State and played professionally in Sweden is the camp director. The cost is $30 per person.

For more information, call Yreka High head varsity volleyball coach Scott Eastman at 598-1838.

YMCA cross country racing begins Tuesday

The Siskiyou Family YMCA Cross Country Racing Series begins on Tuesday night at Lower Greenhorn Park.

The 1-mile race for participants 14 and under begins at 6 p.m., with the 5K and 8k races starting at 6:10 p.m. Registration is from 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

The remaining races are set for July 9 and 16. The cost is $8 per race or $20 for all three.

The race directors this year are David Neill and Dakota Cash. David and Dakota have taken on the race series as their senior projects.

For more information contact Brady Svilich via email at brady@siskiyou-ymca.org, or call him at 842-0613.

Siskiyou Summer Slam Basketball tourney this weekend

YREKA – The first annual Siskiyou Summer Slam Basketball Tournament is taking place this weekend in Yreka.

The eight-team men's tournament takes place on Saturday and Sunday at the Big Gym at Yreka High School, with the four-team 7th grade tournament on Saturday at the Jackson Street School gym.

Page 2 of 2 - The men's tournament features semi-pro teams from Sacramento, Fresno and the Bay Area, taking part.

A squad from Yreka is also taking part and will play in the first game Saturday at 10:30 a.m. The tournament has its last game scheduled for around 9 p.m. The event continues on Sunday at 9:45 a.m., with the final game to be played around 3:45 p.m. The youth tournament begins at 11 a.m.. with the title game set for the late afternoon.

Swim meet in Etna this weekend

The Scott Valley Sharks Swim team is hosting a swim meet on Saturday and Sunday at Dotty Olson Pool in Etna. The meet begins each day at 9 a.m. Also, Friends of the Pool is having the Party Panda Tethered Hot-Air Balloon Rides on both days from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. on the corner lot next to the pool. On Saturday night will be a chicken dinner fundraiser. There will also be a recreational swim.

The event is from 5 to 7:30 p.m. the cost is $8 for adults and $6 for children.

Siskiyou Motor Speedway results

Below are the results from the Siskiyou Motor Speedway Races on Saturday. This Saturday the speedway is hosting a racing event.

It begins at 7 p.m. at the Siskiyou Golden in Yreka. July 4th will be the Amberg Modified Memorial Fireworks Spectacular. Races begin at 6 p.m.